ⲃⲏⲥⲁ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ⲃⲏⲥ (bēs) — Bohairic, Sahidic
Etymology
From Demotic Bi-s (a god Bes).
Proper noun
ⲡⲓⲂⲏⲥⲁ • (piBēsa) m
- Bes, an ancient Egyptian god, the protector of households and mothers, children and childbirth
Proper noun
ⲃⲏⲥⲁ • (bēsa) m
- a male given name
Descendants
- → Arabic: وِيصَا (wīṣā)، فَاصَا (fāṣā)
- → Ancient Greek: Βῆς (Bês), Βησις (Bēsis), Βησᾶς (Bēsâs)
- → Latin: Besas